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Quaker Foods and Snacks North America
FDA recall F-1253-2014 · Class II · reported 2014-01-01 · Terminated
- Product
- White quick grits and grits packaged in a paper bag sold under the Aunt Jemima or Quaker brand and packaged in a paper bag with a net weight respectively of 36.8 oz. (2 lb. 4 oz.) 1.04 kg., 5 lb. (80 oz.) 2.26 kg., or a club pack of three 5 lb. bags bundled together.
- Reason
- Some Aunt Jemima and Quaker brand Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Corn Meal, and Quick Grits have levels of aflatoxin above the legal limit.
- Quantity
- 13,671 cases (108,956 units)
- Distribution
- US: Nationwide (AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, WI, WV, WY)
- Firm location
- IL, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Letter
- Recall started
- 2013-10-29
- Terminated
- 2017-04-04
- Code info
- 1) Aunt Jemima; Quick Grits net weight 36.8 oz. (2 lb. 4 oz.) 1.04 kg.; UPC: 30000 042601; Best Before Date: April 18, 2014; Cases of 8 bags labeled with UPC: 30000 04260. 2) Quaker; Grits net weight 36.8 oz. (2 lb. 4 oz.) 1.04 kg.; UPC: 30000 043680; Best Before Date: May 13, 2014; Cases of 8 bags labeled with UPC: 30000 04360. 3) Quaker; Quick Grits net weight 5 lb. (80 oz.) 2.26 kg.; UPC: 30000 43707; Best Before Dates: April 6, 2014 and May 17, 2014; Cases of 8 bags labeled with UPC: 30000 04378. 4) Quaker; Club Pack of 3 Quick Grits bags each with a net weight 5 lb. (80 oz.) 2.26 kg. and bundled together; UPC: 30000 43537; Best Before Dates: April 6, 2014, April 7, 2014, and May 17, 2014; Cases of 1 club pack labeled with UPC: 30000 44053.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.